seshat.apps.general.models

Attributes

`POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_CHOICES`
`POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_FAMILY_CHOICES`
`POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_GENUS_CHOICES`
`POLITY_CONSECUTIVE_ENTITY_CHOICES`
`POLITY_DEGREE_OF_CENTRALIZATION_CHOICES`
`POLITY_LANGUAGE_CHOICES`
`POLITY_LANGUAGE_GENUS_CHOICES`
`POLITY_LINGUISTIC_FAMILY_CHOICES`
`POLITY_RELATIONSHIP_TO_PRECEDING_ENTITY_CHOICES`
`POLITY_RELIGION_CHOICES`
`POLITY_RELIGION_FAMILY_CHOICES`
`POLITY_RELIGION_GENUS_CHOICES`
`POLITY_SUPRAPOLITY_RELATIONS_CHOICES`

Classes

`Polity_alternate_religion`	This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion of
`Polity_alternate_religion_family`	This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion family
`Polity_alternate_religion_genus`	This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion genus
`Polity_alternative_name`	This model is used to store the information about the alternative names of
`Polity_capital`	This model is used to store the information about the capitals of the
`Polity_degree_of_centralization`	This model is used to store the information about the degree of
`Polity_duration`	This model is used to store the information about the duration of the
`Polity_editor`	This model is used to store the information about the editors of the polities.
`Polity_expert`	This model is used to store the information about the experts of the polities.
`Polity_language`	This model is used to store the information about the languages of the
`Polity_language_genus`	This model is used to store the information about the language genus of the
`Polity_linguistic_family`	This model is used to store the information about the linguistic family
`Polity_original_name`	This model is used to store the information about the original names of the
`Polity_peak_years`	This model is used to store the information about the peak years of the
`Polity_preceding_entity`	This model is used to store the information about the preceding entities of
`Polity_relationship_to_preceding_entity`	This model is used to store the information about the relationship of the
`Polity_religion`	This model is used to store the information about the religion of the
`Polity_religion_family`	This model is used to store the information about the religion family of the
`Polity_religion_genus`	This model is used to store the information about the religion genus of the
`Polity_religious_tradition`	This model is used to store the information about the religious tradition of
`Polity_research_assistant`	This model is used to store the information about the research assistants
`Polity_scale_of_supracultural_interaction`	This model is used to store the information about the scale of supracultural
`Polity_succeeding_entity`	This model is used to store the information about the succeeding entities of
`Polity_supracultural_entity`	This model is used to store the information about the supracultural entity of
`Polity_suprapolity_relations`	This model is used to store the information about the supra-polity
`Polity_utm_zone`	This model is used to store the information about the UTM zone of the

Functions

`call_my_name`(self)	This function is used to return the name of the model instance (in lieu of
`clean_times`(self)	This function is used to validate the year_from and year_to fields of the
`return_citations`(self)	This function is used to return the citations of the model instance

Module Contents

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_alternate_religion

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_alternate_religion'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_alternate_religions'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the alternate religion of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The alternate religion of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

alternate_religion

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_alternate_religion_family

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion family of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_alternate_religion_family'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_alternate_religion_families'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the alternate religion family of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The alternate religion family of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

alternate_religion_family

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_alternate_religion_genus

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the alternate religion genus of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_alternate_religion_genus'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_alternate_religion_genus'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the alternate religion genus of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The alternate religion genus of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

alternate_religion_genus

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_alternative_name

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the alternative names of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_alternative_name'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_alternative_names'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the alternative name (if it exists, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The alternative name (or “ - “ if it does not exist).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

alternative_name

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_capital

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the capitals of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_capital'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_capitals'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the capital of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The capital of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

capital

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

polity_cap

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_degree_of_centralization

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the degree of centralization of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_degree_of_centralization'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_degree_of_centralizations'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the degree of centralisation of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The degree of centralisation of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

degree_of_centralization

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_duration

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the duration of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_duration'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_durations'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the duration of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The duration of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

polity_year_from

polity_year_to

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_editor

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the editors of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_editor'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_editors'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the editor of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The editor of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

editor

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_expert

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the experts of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_expert'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_experts'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the expert of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The expert of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

expert

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_language

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the languages of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_language'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_languages'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the language of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The language of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

language

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_language_genus

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the language genus of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_language_genus'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_language_genus'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the language genus of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The language genus of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

language_genus

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_linguistic_family

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the linguistic family of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_linguistic_family'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_linguistic_families'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the linguistic family of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The linguistic family of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

linguistic_family

name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_original_name

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the original names of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_original_name'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_original_names'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the original name (if it exists, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The original name (or “ - “ if it does not exist).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

original_name

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_peak_years

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the peak years of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_peak_years'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_peak_years'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the peak years of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The peak years of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

peak_year_from

peak_year_to

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_preceding_entity

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the preceding entities of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_preceding_entity'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_preceding_entities'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

display_value()

Depending on the instance, return a HTML string with information about the instance’s other_polity attribute and its relationship to its preceding entity, the preceding entity (if it exists) or a dash if the preceding entity does not exist on the instance.

Returns:: A string representation of the instance’s other_polity/preceding entity relationship or a dash if the preceding entity does not exist on the instance.
Return type:: str

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the polity’s preceding entity, its long name, and its new name (if it exists on the instance, otherwise, if there’s a preceding entity, return its name, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: A string representation of polity’s preceding entity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

merged_old_data

name

other_polity

preceding_entity

relationship_to_preceding_entity

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_relationship_to_preceding_entity

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the relationship of the polities to their preceding entities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_relationship_to_preceding_entity'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_relationship_to_preceding_entities'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the polity’s relationship to the preceding entity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The polity’s relationship to the preceding entity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

relationship_to_preceding_entity

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_religion

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the religion of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_religion'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_religions'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the religion of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The religion of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

religion

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_religion_family

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the religion family of the

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_religion_family'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_religion_families'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the religion family of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The religion family of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

religion_family

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_religion_genus

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the religion genus of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_religion_genus'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_religion_genus'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the religion genus of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The religion genus of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

religion_genus

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_religious_tradition

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the religious tradition of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_religious_tradition'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_religious_traditions'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the religious tradition of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The religious tradition of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

religious_tradition

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_research_assistant

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the research assistants of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['polity_ra', 'year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_research_assistant'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_research_assistants'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the name of the research assistant (if it exists, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The name of the research assistant (or “ - “ if it does not exist).
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

polity_ra

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_scale_of_supracultural_interaction

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the scale of supracultural interaction of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_scale_of_supracultural_interaction'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_scale_of_supracultural_interactions'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

display_value()

Return the polity’s scale of supracultural interaction (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The supracultural interaction of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

scale_from

scale_to

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_succeeding_entity

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the succeeding entities of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_succeeding_entity'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_succeeding_entities'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the succeeding entity of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The succeeding entity of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

succeeding_entity

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_supracultural_entity

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the supracultural entity of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_supracultural_entity'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_supracultural_entities'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the supracultural entity of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The supracultural entity of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

supracultural_entity

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_suprapolity_relations

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the supra-polity relations of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_suprapolity_relations'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_suprapolity_relations'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

display_value()

display_value_2()

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the supra polity relations of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The supra polity relations of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

other_polity

supra_polity_relations

class seshat.apps.general.models.Polity_utm_zone

Bases: seshat.apps.core.models.SeshatCommon

This model is used to store the information about the UTM zone of the polities.

class Meta

Noindex:

ordering = ['year_from', 'year_to']

verbose_name = 'Polity_utm_zone'

verbose_name_plural = 'Polity_utm_zones'

clean()

Validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method an alias for the clean_times function.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

clean_name()

Return the name of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

clean_name_spaced(): Return the name of the model instance with spaces.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

get_absolute_url()

Returns the url to access a particular instance of the model.

Noindex:
Returns:: A string of the url to access a particular instance of the model.
Return type:: str

show_value()

Return the UTM zone of the polity (if it exists on the instance, otherwise return a dash).

Returns:: The UTM zone of the polity (or “ - “ if it does not exist on the instance).
Return type:: str

sub_subsection()

Return the subsection’s subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: None

subsection()

Return the subsection of the model instance.

Note

TODO This method should probably just be an attribute set on the model instead.

Returns:: The subsection of the model instance.
Return type:: str

property display_citations

Display the citations of the model instance.

Noindex:

Note

The method is a property, and an alias for the return_citations function.

Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

name

utm_zone

seshat.apps.general.models.call_my_name(self)

This function is used to return the name of the model instance (in lieu of the __str__ representation of the model instance).

Note

The model instance must have the following attributes: - name - polity (and polity.name) - year_from - year_to

Parameters:: self (model instance) – The model instance.
Returns:: The name of the model instance.
Return type:: str

seshat.apps.general.models.clean_times(self)

This function is used to validate the year_from and year_to fields of the model instance (called from each model’s clean method).

Note

The model instance must have the following attributes: - year_from - year_to - polity (and polity.start_year and polity.end_year)

Parameters:

self (model instance) – The model instance.

Returns:

None

Raises:

ValidationError – If the year_from is greater than the year_to.
ValidationError – If the year_from is out of range.
ValidationError – If the year_from is earlier than the start year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is later than the end year of the corresponding polity.
ValidationError – If the year_to is out of range.

seshat.apps.general.models.return_citations(self)

This function is used to return the citations of the model instance (returning the value used in the display_citations method of the model instance).

Note

The model instance must have the following attribute: - citations

The model instance must have the following methods: - zoteroer

Parameters:: self (model instance) – The model instance.
Returns:: The citations of the model instance, separated by comma.
Return type:: str

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_CHOICES = (('Islam', 'Islam'), ('Shadhil', 'Shadhil'), ('Karrami', 'Karrami'), ('Hanafi', 'Hanafi'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_FAMILY_CHOICES = (('Saivist Traditions', 'Saivist Traditions'), ('Assyrian Religions', 'Assyrian Religions'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_ALTERNATE_RELIGION_GENUS_CHOICES = (('Zoroastrianism', 'Zoroastrianism'), ('Graeco-Bactrian Religions', 'Graeco-Bactrian...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_CONSECUTIVE_ENTITY_CHOICES = (('continuity', 'continuity'), ('elite replacement', 'elite replacement'), ('absorption',...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_DEGREE_OF_CENTRALIZATION_CHOICES = (('loose', 'loose'), ('confederated state', 'confederated state'), ('unitary state', 'unitary...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_LANGUAGE_CHOICES = (('Polish', 'Polish'), ('Pashto', 'Pashto'), ('Persian', 'Persian'), ('Greek', 'Greek'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_LANGUAGE_GENUS_CHOICES = (('uncoded', 'uncoded'), ('Afro-Asiatic', 'Afro-Asiatic'), ('Indo-European', 'Indo-European'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_LINGUISTIC_FAMILY_CHOICES = (('Indo-European', 'Indo-European'), ('Sino-Tibetan', 'Sino-Tibetan'), ('uncoded', 'uncoded'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_RELATIONSHIP_TO_PRECEDING_ENTITY_CHOICES = (('continuity', 'continuity'), ('elite replacement', 'elite replacement'), ('absorption',...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_RELIGION_CHOICES = (('Islam', 'Islam'), ('Shadhil', 'Shadhil'), ('Karrami', 'Karrami'), ('Hanafi', 'Hanafi'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_RELIGION_FAMILY_CHOICES = (('Saivist Traditions', 'Saivist Traditions'), ('Assyrian Religions', 'Assyrian Religions'),...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_RELIGION_GENUS_CHOICES = (('Zoroastrianism', 'Zoroastrianism'), ('Graeco-Bactrian Religions', 'Graeco-Bactrian...

seshat.apps.general.models.POLITY_SUPRAPOLITY_RELATIONS_CHOICES = (('vassalage', 'vassalage to'), ('alliance', 'alliance with'), ('nominal allegiance', 'nominal...